Julius Pickoff
Military
Object Number - UPL 32056 - "Major Julius Pickoff, 401st Bomb Group bombardier shows his affection for Mother Earth upon completion of his 25th bombing mission over enemy...
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Group bombardier. 25 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: LOM (2OLC), DFC (3OLC), AM (5OLC), Defense, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Star).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shark Tooth
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Texas | 23 March 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
22 July 1940 | ||
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Based |
Deenethorpe | 20 March 1944 - 22 September 1944 | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
1 September 1967 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Larkspur, CO | 26 January 2000 | |
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Buried |
Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, CO | Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colorado |
Revisions
General Order 325 from Headquarters 1st Bombardment Division, Office of the Commanding General, by Command of Major General Williams, dated 13 September 1944
Key Image ID.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=3207
